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George William Hill (1838-1914) was a prominent British astronomer and mathematician known for his work in celestial mechanics. He is best known for the development of the Hill equations and contributions to the stability of the moon's motion among celestial bodies. His work laid important groundwork for the study of the motion of satellites and the mathematical principles governing their orbits.

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